Abstract: A device for the assembly of printed circuit boards with contacts having one or more terminal posts for insertion into corresponding holes in the printed circuit board in different orientations, the device comprising a guide block which executes a raising and lowering movement perpendicular to the printed circuit board; a transport device operated by the guide block for supplying the contacts secured to a carrier strip, with a cutting device operated by the guide block for the removal of the carrier strip; a setting finger operated by the guide block for holding and inserting one of the contacts with terminal posts into the printed circuit board, characterised in that the setting finger is coupled to the guide block and executes with the guide block a corresponding movement perpendicular to the printed circuit board, and the setting finger is connected to a curved groove cylinder the axis of which coincides with the perpendicular movement direction and which has at least one curved groove on its cylinder jack

Abstract: An optical fiber termination that includes fastening a plastic optical fiber end in a plastic contact tube, wherein the optical fiber end is introduced into the contact tube to a defined position, and the contact tube is subjected to ultrasonic energy whereby the contact tube and optical fiber end are joined together.

Abstract: A connector for receiving terminals therein that includes a terminal block having outer side walls and opposing end walls, wherein terminal receiving passageways extend between the opposing end walls for receiving a terminal, and a primary retention member is disposed along at least one of the terminal receiving passageways that includes a resilient retention arm that extends into the passageway to retain the terminal therein, where the primary retention member is particularly adapted to situations where the spacing between the wall and the passageway is relatively small.

Abstract: A connector for at least one flat foil conductor of a flat foil with at least one electrical contact for connecting to and making contact with the flat foil conductor on the one hand and for making contact with a mating contact on the other hand, with a housing with at least one receiving chamber for receiving the contact, with a cable-side end, with a back wall and with a part movable relative to the back wall which can be fixed in an end position parallel to the back wall, wherein the flat foil comes to rest between back wall and part, and the back wall has at least one opening and the part has at least one pin (11) which engages in the end position through the flat foil in the opening and thereby provides a strain relief for the flat foil.